Finnair looks forward to welcoming Brazil’s TAM Airlines and LAN Colombia into the oneworld® alliance, as the LATAM Airlines Group today confirmed its selection of oneworld as the global alliance for all its passenger airlines.
Brazil’s TAM Airlines will leave the Star Alliance to join oneworld, along with its Paraguay subsidiary. Their transition is expected to be completed during 2014’s second quarter. LAN Colombia, the latest part of LAN, will join oneworld as an affiliate member, in the fourth quarter of 2013.
After the transition is complete, Finnair Plus members and the frequent flyer cardholders of oneworld’s other member airlines will be able to earn and redeem rewards when flying on TAM and LAN Colombia. TAM’s network will also be covered by oneworld’s range of alliance fares – the most extensive offered by any of the global alliances including the market-leading oneworld Explorer round-the-world fare and its Visit South America pass.
With Chile’s LAN Airlines flying as a full member of oneworld since June 2000 and LAN Argentina, LAN Ecuador and LAN Peru added since as affiliate members, today’s announcement will bring all of Latin America’s top airline group into the same global airline alliance, alongside 11 of the other leading carriers from around the world and 30 of their affiliates.
LATAM Airlines Group and its airlines will work with Star and oneworld to ensure a seamless transition for customers.
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